Volume 1: Welcoming Gotham Chapter 9 A Few Things About Mason the Hairy
Mason is much more accepting of traveling through the world than most people.
Because he himself was a time traveler.
Although it was a soul traveling across time and space, this did not affect the young man's sensitive emotions about the concept of "time travel". When Mason stepped through the "Door to the World" opened by Old K, he even had an indescribable desire in his mind.
Perhaps by taking this step I can return to the ordinary but real days three days ago, and continue to happily carry out my plan of traveling around the world on a budget.
That was the first thing he wanted to accomplish after turning thirty.
But of course such a good thing would not happen in a haunted place full of zombies.
"Bang, bang, bang"
The very rhythmic sound of gunfire echoed in the ruined waiting hall of the station, mixed with the howling of a group of zombies and the constant noise of explosions.
This light sniper shotgun, which is not outstanding in appearance but unique in nature, feels very textured in the hand. The scene of Mason making a zombie's head explode every time he pulls the trigger at a distance of nearly 300 meters also greatly enhances the sense of security in the hearts of the kite flyers watching.
He looked at the mute young man in surprise.
The simple-looking shotgun didn't even have a scope. When aiming with the naked eye, a moving zombie at a distance of 300 meters would be almost a black dot in the normal person's field of vision.
But the young man fired twenty shots and every shot hit the target!
"It must be super shooting!"
Kite Man grabbed Mason's "friendly support" engineering team and loaded it with guns, thinking secretly:
"Alas, I originally thought he was a good teammate who could score points together, but I didn't expect that he was also a hidden boss."
At this moment, an inexplicable feeling of loss almost made Kite Man cry, and then he was kicked hard by Mason.
The young man pointed in another direction.
Although the zombie tide triggered by the bomb girl came from the front, this station that was blown into ruins had no decent defense, and sporadic zombies appeared in the rear and were approaching this area.
"Oh, I understand! Watch me!"
The kite man immediately understood what was happening after being kicked. He took a few steps back to sense the wind direction in the area, and then pressed the switch on his chest while Mason was staring at him sideways.
With a swish, a huge diamond-shaped kite bounced off the backpack on his back. The lift caused by the wind direction made this guy leap into the air amid cheers.
He manipulated his kite like a kite artist, making himself fly flexibly in this complex terrain, sometimes high and sometimes low.
The pistol in his hand kept firing, knocking down the zombies near Platform 9 3/4.
Of course you have to hit the head!
This is the first rule for dealing with zombies.
While Mason was changing bullets, he took a look at the green flying man flying in the air. This kite man was almost the last among the third-tier villains in Gotham. It would be better to say that he was a comedian rather than a villain.
His story is actually quite tragic.
However, this guy has always been optimistic and doesn't have that many bad intentions. As a villain in Gotham, he actually rents a terrible apartment and has a roommate who shares the rent with him.
This is why Mason chose Kite Man as his temporary partner.
A villain who is willing to pay his rent on time and endure the same life troubles as an ordinary person can't be that bad.
As for Bomb Girl and Count Vertigo, Mason was also very familiar with their stories. To put it simply, these two bastards were the kind of "traditional villains" who would enjoy VIP treatment even in hell.
If they were in Gotham, they would definitely be "regulars in Arkham".
"One more minute!"
When Mason's sniper kill streak reached 77, Old K, who had been busy breaking the barrier, threw a bottle of black liquid at the stone pillar and said without turning his head:
"That's enough, let them in! I've told you so many times that teammates must unite!"
"whispering sound"
Mason curled his lips and lowered the muzzle of his pistol, then released a flying bomb that whizzed away, sweeping across the howling zombies 300 meters away with two explosions.
This wave of support came just in time.
The Bomb Girl and the Count Vertigo, who were surrounded by zombies and bombarded continuously and were extremely exhausted, suddenly saw the possibility of a breakthrough.
With a roar, they both rushed out of the encirclement, pushing and shoving each other to try to cross the narrow gap in front of them.
Count Vertigo even used his ability on the Bomb Girl, causing her to stumble and fall to the ground while running, and then he crouched down and crawled into the passage under the collapsed floor.
"Fuck!"
The dusty and dusty bomb girl started singing the quintessence of a foreign country.
If she wasn't busy escaping, she would definitely blow the bastard in front of her into a pulp to relieve her hatred.
But her situation was not that bad. Mason's assault support ensured that as long as a large number of zombies surrounded her, a volley of bullets would fly over to help her buy time.
So after rolling and crawling dizzyly, the bomber successfully got into the escape passage.
She was smart enough to rush over and ignored the pain in her body, grabbed the brick at hand and threw it into the passage behind her. The explosive girl injected energy into the brick and it exploded the moment it hit the gap in the passage.
The wall next to the entire obstacle was completely blown down, completely blocking the zombies' route forward.
"Behind you! Behind you! Run!"
The kite man who was controlling the kite was waving his hands in the air and yelling at the relieved explosive girl. The latter turned around suddenly and saw a strange red figure crawling quickly along the wall of the ruins.
She hissed, bent her arms and legs, and fell from the sky like an alien spider.
The twisted and sickle-like arms almost blew the explosive girl's head off. The face that was once as cute as an angel now looked as hideous as a devil. The explosive girl was so scared that she screamed and rolled down the slope.
The kite man kept firing in mid-air, but he couldn't hit the alien zombie whose movements were so unreliable.
However, Old K also untied the barrier of the platform. He blew a whistle, waved to his team members, and then was the first to rush into the stone pillar in front of him.
It was a bit strange to see a living person disappear in front of a white stone pillar, but the bomb girl and the Count Vertigo who escaped death didn't care about that.
Seeing the way out in front of them, the two guys rushed in again. The kite man controlled the kite to fall down. He glanced at Mason who was still standing there and shouted:
"Run! That thing is hard to hit..."
"boom"
The moment the free aiming frame was locked, the young man pulled the trigger.
The scorching bullet triggered double damage, causing the left leg of the red-dressed little girl spider zombie that was flying towards her to explode.
He glanced at the kite flyer dimly.
The latter shrugged awkwardly and said:
"Looks like you can handle it, buddy. I'll go over first then."
This guy also passed through the stone pillar, leaving Mason alone on the platform to face the alien zombie with a broken leg that was still howling and rushing towards him.
She looked only seven or eight years old, which is the most carefree time in a child's life.
That withered golden hair must have been very adorable once. This little guy was also called a "stinky baby" by a certain pair of parents, a little cutie in a happy family who brought happiness to others.
But this disaster changed everything overnight.
It showed Mason beautiful things, and then ruthlessly tore them to pieces, just like the severely rotten and twisted face in front of him, which no longer had any innocence but only desolation.
"Click"
After putting the explosive shotgun back on his back, the double-barreled shotgun was pulled out, the bullets were loaded and the muzzle was raised. Mason looked at the twisted figure rushing towards him with a look of compassion.
He whispered:
"The nightmare is over, little cutie. Go home. Your parents have been waiting for you for a long time."
"boom"
The alien zombie flew up, and its mutated tongue covered with barbs stabbed at Mason like a snake, and the evil trigger was pulled at this moment.
The merciless fire pushed the projectile forward and burned furiously, completely engulfing another soul tormented by nightmares.
The moment his flesh and blood exploded like a sickle, the young man turned around without hesitation and rushed into the white stone pillar behind him. At this moment, his heart was filled with disgust towards this zombie country.
Compared to here, even the "simple folk" Gotham City seems so sunny.
The moment Mason merged into the stone pillars of the September Three-Quarter Platform, a prompt lit up before his eyes:
"Successfully completed an outstanding special alien creature shooting, shooting skill proficiency increased by X20, currently at Lv2. Unlocked combat talent: Quick draw.
Unlock character trait [Cold-blooded Gunman: Proficiency is doubled when executing with a headshot]"
Before the young man could figure out what this talent meant, the moment he rushed into the magic platform, he heard a fierce explosion and Old K's harsh rebuke:
"What the hell are you doing? Get on top of me!"
"Um?"
Mason realized something was wrong when he heard this. Was there a fight going on here? And it could make the always hypocritical and pretentious Old K so angry.
It seems that my "teammates" performed very poorly.
"ah!"
Just as he was thinking, a scream rang out before his eyes.
The young man took a step and dodged lightly, then the kite man was hit and flew towards him.
The tough prismatic kite behind the unfortunate fellow was tattered to pieces, with fierce claw marks and blood still left on it, which almost dismembered the guy on the spot.
Mason raised his gun and looked up at the empty magic platform in front of him, and saw that Old K and his three men were fighting a huge monster.
It was a terrifying figure.
It is more than three meters tall, like a half-giant.
It was clad in a bloody and smelly black moleskin coat, which was covered in blood, scorch marks, bullet holes, and traces of being cut by sharp weapons and magical bombardment.
The twisted and swollen body after transforming into a zombie made this guy look like a moving mountain of flesh. There was also green poisonous gas wrapped around him, which made the bomb girl and Count Vertigo, who were forced to take over, turn green in the face.
Old K took out the large crossbow from behind him, held it with both hands and continued shooting from a safe distance.
The flying arrows were surrounded by strange flashes, and the moment they hit the target they would trigger dazzling lightning or eerie ice and explosive flames. With this kind of magical attack he had already blown off the arm of the giant zombie.
The zombie giant's giant face was covered with torn and rotten skin, his eyes were as pale as a creature from hell, and his teeth were turned outward, and one could vaguely see the weird canine teeth that had grown.
The most important thing is that this guy's forehead has been smashed by Old K, and you can even see his shriveled and scarlet brain as he crawls around in his foul-smelling body.
It's roaring back.
Every time its big claws slammed down, the entire platform would shake, and it was obviously held back by Count Vertigo's ability, causing it to stagger when walking and attacking, and even fall down.
The messy hair and long beard like a dwarf were also covered with pieces of flesh blown away by the explosion caused by the explosive girl.
It looked very shabby and miserable.
But Mason still recognized the guy's true identity at the first moment.
"Hagrid?"
The young man exclaimed in his heart.
This good-tempered big guy was also transformed into a zombie, and became a more dangerous alien zombie than the girl in red on the platform outside.
The moment Mason recognized him, his heart sank.
This world-class zombie disaster has nothing to do with the magic world!
Otherwise it would be impossible to explain how a righteous wizard like Rubeus Hagrid, a senior member of the Order of the Phoenix and once a member of the protagonist group, would be infected by the virus.
The wizards also seemed to be victims of this disaster, and their situation was no better than the wasteland outside.
"Mason! Did I rescue you just to let you stand there and watch?"
Old K's voice was already filled with anger, he roared :
"My magic arrows are not meant for this! Use your damn bullets to kill this thick-skinned guy! He has turned into a zombie and can heal himself. These wizards' self-transformation is really weird!"
Mason grabbed the explosive shotgun behind him, took a deep breath, and raised the gun while kneeling.
The free aiming frame in the visual horizon light curtain in front of him kept jumping, and finally locked onto Hagrid's exposed but shriveled forehead, which was obviously healing. He then fired six shots in succession, and every shot hit the target.
The double damage from the two triggered critical hits successfully blew open the zombie Hagrid's forehead.
After the latter fell to the ground, Mason threw out several flying bombs, causing blood and flesh to fly everywhere. Then he stepped forward with a gun, and as the others watched with panting eyes, he pulled out the double-barreled hand cannon at his waist and fired two shots at the big head that was splattered with blood.
Slugs loaded with engineering powder are quite powerful at this distance.
"Successfully completed an outstanding special alien creature shooting and headshot execution, and the shooting skill proficiency increased by X20."
The young man heaved a sigh of relief only after the latter's complete death prompt appeared.
In the dead silence, Mason expressionlessly opened the barrel of the hand cannon, took out a bullet as thick as a thumb and loaded it, then bent down and scooped up a handful from the corpse of the zombie Hagrid.
First, he found a bunch of motorcycle keys on Hagrid's blood-stained belt, and then pulled out a rough-shaped giant hunting knife from his oversized boots.
Just as Mason was about to take off Hagrid's black moleskin coat that was full of bullet holes and burn marks, the people next to him finally understood what he was doing.
"Hey! We all killed this monster together! Everyone should have a share of the spoils!"
The explosive girl stood up holding her abdomen , her disheveled and dusty face full of dissatisfaction. She still remembered how Mason had used her as a zombie bait and practiced shooting leisurely.
She screamed:
"We have paid much more than you have, you don't deserve to take so much!"
As she spoke, she walked towards the huge corpse, seemingly intending to join in the act of touching the spoils, but with a bang, a gunshot rang out, and the flying bullet hit the bomber's feet accurately.
The debris flew everywhere, stopping her where she was.
Mason in front of him continued to collect the spoils without looking back.
The rough-looking but intimidating double-barreled hand cannon in his left hand was aimed at the bomb girl. Smoke was still wafting from the black barrel of the gun, and the ejected shells were bouncing around his feet.
The meaning of this action is very clear.
Old K, who was watching from the sidelines, recovered his magic arrow while taking a look at the conflict among the "new team members". His gaze stayed on Mason for a few seconds, but he seemed to see nothing and had no intention of getting involved.
The tense situation made the light in the explosive girl's eyes even more angry.
Her hands began to wrap around boiling energy, and the Dizzy Count also stood up, moved silently to the side of the Explosive Woman, and gave her a look that said, "Although I tricked you just now, you don't have to care about those little things. Now we are a team."
As for the Kite Man.
The unlucky guy was almost slapped to death by zombie Hagrid.
He was now limping over, and although he was obviously scared, he still stood tremblingly beside Mason.
He finally understood.
Only K and Mason are the real pillars of this team.
Explosive Girl and Count Vertigo are just cannon fodder garbage reserves who are incapable of doing anything. In the Joker's gang, bastards like you who can't recognize the situation will be fed to Batman by the boss!
"Shua"
Mason glanced coldly at the Explosive Woman and the Dizzy Count, waved his hand, threw the disgusting black moleskin coat in his hand to the Kite Man, and inserted the giant-style hunting knife into his waist.
He threw the key bunch into his backpack, then took out a small can of fuel and poured it on the body of the zombie Hagrid, then took a few steps back and fired a bullet to set it on fire.
The flames rose and burned.
The 2V2 confrontation seemed to be ignited.
A few seconds later, Lao K coughed and said:
"The train will arrive in an hour. Do you want to fight now to decide the winner, or wait until the train arrives and fight in the carriage? I'm not rushing you, but if you must fight, I advise you to hurry up.
I now understand why this magic academy has been discovered for so long but no one has come to explore it. The danger here is even higher than some weak B-level worlds.
So, everyone, as the captain, I have a suggestion.
How about we take some time to rest? Let's put the internal fighting aside for a while?"
